CRICKET WEEK-END FIXTURES

Grey River Argus, 23 February 1949, Page 3

CRICKET WEEK-END FIXTURES

The West Coast Cricket Association has arranged the following' matches to be played this week-end: — Representative match (Barlow Cup; Saturday, 10.30 a.m.): Greymouth v. Westland, at Hokitika). Ogilvie Shield (junior), Saturday, 10.30 a.m., Greymouth v. Hokitika at Rec. No. 1. Sunday: Senior, 10.30 a.m.: Cobden v. Blackball at Cobden. Marist v. United at Rec. No. 2. Senior Reserve, 1.30 p.m.: Brunner v. Cobden at Brunner. Camerons v- Runanga at Camerons. United v. Kaimoto at Rec. No. 1. Women’s Assn.: Saturday, 1.30 p.m.: United v. Hokitika at Camerons. Tech v. Cobden A at Tech. Cobden B v. Blackball at Blackball. Junior: 1.30 p.m.: Cobden v. United at Cobden. Marist H.S. B v. Grey Motors at Rec. No. 2. ■ Blackball v. Marist 0.8. at Blackball. Owing to Technical and Marist H.S. A providing the majority of players for the junior representative team, these two teams have been allotted byes. ENGLISH WOMEN'S TOUR (Rec. 11.24). SYDNEY, February 22. The third and final women’s cricket test match between England and Australia was drawn. Australia has won the series. A fighting innings by the captain, Molly Hide, who scored 127 not out, saved England. in the second innings made 205 for four wickets. Miss Hide was not out 127, and Miss Robinson made 30. The Englishwomen leave for New Zealand by the lyanganella on Thursday. SHEFFIELD SHIELD (Rec. 11.20). BRISBANE, Feb. 22. Queensland beat South Australia by seven wickets in the Sheffield Shield match. A solid innings of 141 not out by Langley enabled South Australia to stage a recovery, but the Queenslanders batted brilliantly to score 230 runs in 147 minutes for an outright win. South Australia in the second innings made 386 —McLean 41, Langley not out 141. In the bowling, Johnson took 3 for 71, and Raymer 4 for 104. . Queensland m the second innings made 230 for 3 wickets. . Brown made 77, and Morris 108.